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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement Basis or ENG 025 LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. This course satisfies the Diversity/Global Perspective requirement. This course surveys the development and interaction of world religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, African religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism. It examines major figures, stories, rituals, and beliefs of the religions, and shows how they shape the lives of believers. Finally, it analyzes philosophical concepts such as God and gods, faith and reason, immortality, good and evil, karma, love, meditation, mysticism, and nirvana.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: A philosophy 100-level course, or permission of instructor. LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. This course satisfies the Diversity/Global Perspective requirement. An introduction to the diverse intellectual world of classical Buddhism from the perspective of academic philosophy, beginning with the life of Siddhartha Gautama and his teaching about the fact of suffering and his path to liberation from suffering. The main doctrines of the major traditions of Buddhism are surveyed; namely, Theravada, Maahayana and Vajrayana, with emphasis on Theravada. Pivotal concepts include karma, dharma, arhat, bodhisattva, sunyata and nirvana.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement Basis or ENG 025, or permission of the instructor. LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. Concentrated readings and in-depth discussion of one or more of the great dialogues of Plato, chosen from the following: Meno, Republic, Laws, Phaedo, Symposium, Phaedrus, Apology, and Crito.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of honors coordinator or department LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. This seminar critically examines the central ideas of Plato and Aristotle on knowledge, mind, body, freedom, nature, ethics, politics, and religion. Plato's dialogues such as the Republic, Thaetetus, Protagoras, Meno, Phaedo, and Symposium; and writings of Aristotle such as the Metaphysics, On the Soul, Ethics, Politics, and Poetics are studied. The seminar also contrasts their views with those of other ancient philosophers, such as Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno, Epictetus, Cicero, and Aurelius. Students develop the ability to formulate their own views on philosophic issues.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: A philosophy 100-level course, or permission of instructor. LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. An examination of selected topics or issues in Philosophy. Topics may differ each time the course is offered. Students should consult the department chairperson for further information. Note: Those photography courses where students are required to provide a 35mm single lens reflex camera that is NOT "automatic only" are marked with an (*). In classes with a "laboratory" designation students will need to purchase some supplie
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3.00 Credits
LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. A non-darkroom basic photography course for individuals who are not photography majors. Camera use and critical understanding of photographs are taught. Students must complete weekly creative assignments using their own cameras.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 011, PHO 115 LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. A non-studio science and technology course introducing light and photometry, sensitometry, chemistry, emulsions, physics, optics, camera design and reproduction problems.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENG 025 LEC 3 hrs., LAB 0 hrs. A survey of photographic history from its origin to the present day. Topics illustrated by presentations include the invention of photography, the photograph as document, the photograph as art, the natural landscape, the portrait, color photography and contemporary photography.
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3.00 Credits
LEC 2 hrs., LAB 3 hrs., Course fee: $75 (*) A beginning photography course that includes darkroom work and an introduction to computer imaging. This course emphasizes creative visual problem solving.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHO 115, ART 130 Co-requisite: PHO 117 LEC 2 hrs., LAB 3 hrs., Course fee $75 (*) An intermediate black-and-white photography course that features critiques, film testing, fiber-based printing, basic lighting and photography in the digital domain.
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